According to the Knight Frank luxury investment index, as reported in the Guardian, art should easily topple wine as the top luxury investment asset this year. This is remarkable, given that fine wine values have risen by more than 200% over the last decade.

Confidence in fine art as an investment has continued its upward trend following record-breaking purchases in the Old Masters and Contemporary categories and growing interest from Asian and Middle Eastern buyers.

We now know where Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi painting, which has been hailed as one of the biggest artistic discoveries of the 21st century, and sold at Christie's on November 15 for an astounding $450.3 million, is going on public view. It will be the crown jewel of the new Louvre Abu Dhabi museum.

Standing before this luminescent painting by DaVince last week, Find Art Experts predicted that it would sell for $500m. (It sold for $450.3m.) We also concluded it would sell to a certain Russian buyer. However, the identity of the purchaser is a closely-guarded secret. Who do your think purchased "The Divine?"

Society has always been fascinated by the art of forgery. Today, significant cases still make headlines, yet while some forgeries become the subject of high profile lawsuits, others remain unnoticed, passed on from dealer to dealer and ending up in the homes of unsuspecting collectors — or even Trump Tower.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Those seeking skilled trade professionals or contractors might consult Angie’s List or Home Advisor, but what if a person wanted to have their art appraised, insured, sold or restored by bona-fide experts? Now there’s a resource designed specifically for that purpose. It’s called FindArtExperts.com.

Hand-crafted in Italy and made to last, Hermès handbags are the pinnacle of status – the Holy Grail of luxury. The most extravagant and pristine of Hermès bags have been considered investments delivering returns that beat those from the stock market.